An integrated pre-service course and content experience for those interested in a teaching career. Activities will include a focus on developing systematic observation skills and an overview of the dimensions of teaching. Students will participate in a minimum of 16 contact hours in P-12 classrooms with varied and diverse student populations. The field observations will take place in four settings: early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools. The field observations will be used to support the connection of theory to actual practice. Students in EDUC 1301 must pass a criminal history background check and complete 16 hours of field observations in the public schools. Field observations will be scheduled during public school hours Monday-Thursday. Background checks and placements will be addressed during the first week of class.

An enriched, integrated, pre-service and content experience that provides an overview of schooling and classrooms from the perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnic/ethnicity, sexual orientation and academic diversity, and equity with an emphasis on factors that facilitate learning. Students will participate in a minimum of 16 contact hours in P-12 classrooms with varied and diverse student populations. Service learning will be used to support the connection of theory to the actual practice of developing meaningful learning experiences for diverse students. Students in EDUC 2301 must pass a criminal history background check and complete 16 hours of service learning in the public schools. Service Learning will be scheduled during public school hours Monday-Thursday. Background checks and placements will be addressed during the first week of class.